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Food & Drink

Norwegian food is dominated by seafood. Here is a typical salmon salad.

Like other Scandinavian cuisine, Norwegian food varies from traditional salted and dried dishes that recall the days before refrigeration, through to modern ‘New Nordic’ fine dining.

Unsurprisingly given the long coastline, the country produces a lot of fish for consumption. The export of seafood is one of Norway’s biggest industries.

There’s a heavy emphasis on using the best raw ingredients that are in season. In Norwegian supermarkets, you’ll see strawberries, blueberries, cloudberries and so on promoted heavily when they are in season.

Man holding a Norwegian cinnamon bun in Norway.

You Must Try These 11 Foods in Norway

Lingonberries in hand.

Introducing Lingonberries: A Scandinavian Staple

Bacon pølse in bread from Narvesen in Norway. Photo: David Nikel.

The Norwegian Pølse: All About the Humble Hot Dog

Norway block of brown cheese.

Where to Buy Norwegian Brown Cheese Outside Norway

Kransekake, the Norwegian celebration cake.

Kransekake: The Ultimate Norwegian Celebration Cake

Nidelven Blå from Norwegian cheesemaker Gangstad Gårdsysteri. Photo: Gangstad Gårdsysteri.

Norway’s ‘Nidelven Blå’ Crowned World’s Best Cheese

A white plate of salty liquorice from Scandinavia.

Salty Liquorice: The ‘Treat’ of Scandinavia

Norwegian waffles served in the traditional heart shape.

An Introduction to Norwegian Waffles

Swedish tradition eating gingerbread and saffron bun with glögg to drink during advent and Christmas times.

Gløgg: The Scandinavian Twist on Mulled Wine

Grandiosa pizza in Norway freezer

Pizza Grandiosa: Norway’s Unlikely National Dish

Herring salad part of the Nordic diet

The Nordic Diet: How To Eat Like A Scandinavian

Røros Butter in its new American packaging

Norway’s Røros Butter Launches in USA

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